When we think of Fashion Week, our minds usually conjure up images of the fashion elite sitting coolly in front rows of high-end, highly anticipated runway shows. Although this is true, Fashion week is mainly targeted at those who work in the fashion industry. Fashion week is a work event.

Imagine you own your own small business. You have two weeks in a year to display your half year’s work. You have to make it count! You would cram in as many meetings with investors, marketers, and media moguls as you possibly could as this would be your main chance at spreading the word about your products. Same goes for Fashion Week.

We tend not to consciously acknowledge the fact that the fashion media tells us what we love. The fashion media elite attend fashion weeks and pick and choose what they want us to love. These fashions eventually trickle down to all of us and remain in our minds as the newest and most lust-worthy. These fashions are only a very small percentage of what is actually shown during fashion week and if we want to see it all, it takes quite a bit of time and research.

Knowing that the items shown at fashion week will be ultimately controlling our fashion choices for the next year (or two!) is what makes Fashion Week a much-anticipated event. Just like mathematics can predict world events, being familiar with the newest fashion before everyone else can predict a plethora of marketing and social media phenomena.

Not just anyone can score a ticket to shows during Fashion Week, as tickets aren’t available to the public. In most cases, one must be invited to attend to soak up the lovely colors and fabrics floating down the runway.

So check out the latest shows and see if you agree with what the fashion media chooses for us to love!

Fur has been a controversial topic in fashion for many years now and many designers still use fur within their collections. Peta are well known for protesting at many live fashion shows, throwing red paint over the designer’s creations. They had a massive campaign featuring several celebrities like P!nk, Eva Mendes, Khloe Kardashian, Taraji P. Henson called, “I would rather go naked than wear fur.” Continue reading Why is Real Fur Still in Fashion? (1 min read)→

1. Show Legitimacy

Think about the people you admire the most in business. They are very legitimate. They have a following. They have an actual business name. They write for big publications. They have professional photos. They have positive reviews. They have interactive websites. Some of them even have a Wikipedia page! If you show people you mean business, they’ll trust you.

Yes! It’s the season that the flowers rise! Finally, a splash of color to join those evergreens we’ve been seeing all winter. Everyone has got to be excited about stepping out into a rainbow of deep orange tulips, ruby red roses, and bright yellow daffodils. And the scent of all these budding beauties… ahh… the breath of fresh air we’ve all been longing for! The perfect time to pull out your camera for some nature photography, like these photos I took last Spring.

However, each coin has two sides. The other side here is: when you feel good on the outside, automatically there is a boost in self-confidence and attitude. Dressing can certainly affect how you feel but, again back to the first side of the coin, it is not the sole determinant of your confidence.